Official Black Bear Daisen Okannari, Akita Apr 23, 2026, 05:10 AM

Description

A roughly 50 cm tall bear was sighted on the grounds of Sugawara Shrine. Direction of escape unknown. Distance to nearest houses: 200 m.

Note: Official sources provide information in Japanese only. This description has been machine translated for your convenience.

Bear Type

Black Bear

Number of Bears

1

Provider Type

Official

Date & Time

Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 05:10 AM

Address

Coordinates

39.539655, 140.641902

Sources